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“The country must be able to defend itself and alone,” said National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, speaking at the forum of the Oikonomikos Tachydromos newspaper. Against the backdrop of cruel geopolitical developments, but also the intensifying Turkish provocativeness, “we have to be able to stand alone. I have a firm belief that we will not be alone,” the minister continued, saying that “to be respected, you have to be able to defend yourself.”

Greece is negotiating with Israel to develop an anti-aircraft and missile defense system valued at €2 billion. This initiative is part of a broader effort to modernize the Greek armed forces as the country recovers from a prolonged debt crisis, according to Greek officials reported by Reuters.

Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said that the challenge of deterrence in the Aegean is not only met with warships or fighter aircraft. It must also be countered with missile systems installed on the many islands of Greek territory. In this way we can achieve absolute deterrence both at sea and in the air. A change of philosophy is required, which also results from the lessons learned from the conflicts we see, in an interview with the Sunday edition of Kathimerini newspaper.
There is, he said "an overall new approach to armaments which we will present. Two are the main principles: Ensuring deterrence in the air and sea space of the Aegean and the perception within and outside the Armed Forces of respecting the fiscal space".